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Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange, announced it has welcomed the listing today of a US$1 billion Sukuk by Dubai Islamic Bank, DIB, the largest Islamic bank in the UAE. In a statement, Nasdaq Dubai added that the Sukuk was nearly 4.5 times subscribed with a profit rate of …

A joint announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC), the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management (NCEMA) stated that from the 23rd of June, select categories of UAE citizens and residents will be permitted to travel abroad …

The UAE Government announced on Monday that more than 27,000 additional COVID-19 tests were conducted among UAE citizens and residents, resulting in the detection of 342 new cases and taking the total number of infections in the country to 42,636. The announcement was made during the regular media briefing held …

An Emirates flight landed earlier today at Bahrain International Airport – marking the airline’s resumption of flights carrying passengers to the kingdom. The airline is set to operate seven weekly flights from Bahrain to Dubai utilising its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to carry cargo as well as passengers travelling home or …

As part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of the health sector in various countries to overcome the COVID-19 crisis, the United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane containing eight metric tons of medical supplies to Colombia. The aid will assist approximately 8,000 medical professionals as they work to …

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Committee for the Covid-19 Pandemic, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Police and DoH, have announced that the Abu Dhabi movement ban is to be extended by one week, starting tomorrow, Tuesday 16 June. The ban covers movements between Abu Dhabi’s regions (Abu Dhabi, Al …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, announced that the use of Artificial Intelligence, AI, technologies, such as computer vision and machine learning algorithms, proved very effective in detecting and reporting violations of the coronavirus, COVID-19 preventive measures. Such monitoring covers physical distancing and wearing of face masks onboard taxis, whether …

Sharjah Human Resources Directorate, SHRD, explained that early test of coronavirus infections that were carried out for employees of the Sharjah government until now has covered the 30 percent rate of employees covered by the decision to return to workplace. The number of examinations that have been conducted so far …

On the coming Sunday, the UAE and the Arab region will witness a partial solar eclipse for around three hours while Sudan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman will witness an annular eclipse. Eng. Mohammed Shawkat Awda, Representative of the Abu Dhabi-based International Astronomical Center, stressed that the partial solar eclipse …

Dubai Public Prosecution referred a Pakistani man to the criminal court for raping a 13-year-old Filipino girl. The defendant had contacted the victim on “Instagram” and convinced her to meet, where he raped her. The girl’s father asked about her absence from home, and she admitted the assault, so the …